Connecting innovators with capital, meet 40 investors from the VC4Africa investor network

At VC4Africa our mission is to support the continent’s most promising entrepreneurs and to connect them with the resources (network, knowledge and capital) they require to realize their potential. Specifically, we focus on the less than 1 million range currently underserved by the market. We do everything we can to help entrepreneurs tackle both their non-financial and financial needs. Launching the VC4Africa investor network in May of 2012, entrepreneurs with venture profiles listed on VC4Africa now have exclusive access to the continent’s largest and most dedicated network of Africa focused investors actually interested in early stage companies.

We selected 40 investors from the VC4A network and profile them here:

	4Di Capital is an independent early-stage technology venture capital firm based in South Africa	Laurie Olivier	50K – 150K
	Accion provides people the financial tools they need to improve their lives.	Nicky Khaki	150K – 500K
	Africa Media Ventures Fund mobilizes capital and experience in the Netherlands to invest in entrepreneurs in the African media sector.	Pim de Wit	15K – 150K
	African Development Corporation is a financial services group focusing on the highly profitable banking and insurance market	Manfred Heid	150K – 500K
	Alden Impact is an Android application for children in the Kenyan Primary School education system.	Stefan-Erik von Euw	150K – 500K
	Alitheia Capital Capital is the financial advisor arm of a Swiss family office. Its investments meet strict economic criteria in combination with social and environmental return.	Kingsley Aigbe & Mobola Onibonoje	50K – 150K
	Annona Sustainable Impact Fund is a commercial Venture Capital fund that invests in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).	Walter Hetterschijt	500K+
	CMA Investment Holdings is the investment vehicle of the Wahi Family.	Rakesh Wahi	500K+
	Capital Seaweed is a private investment company that was established in 2005 and invests in start-ups, early and expansion/growth stage companies.	EB Whitaker	15K – 50K
	Centripetal Capital Partners brings together expert people, unique opportunities, and inflection point capital to generate the Centripetal Force.	J Skyler Fernandez	15K – 50K
	Chembe Ventures Seed capital for web, mobile and community ventures in Sub-Saharan Africa.	Sean Murphy	5K – 15K
	DOB Foundation invests in established businesses in East Africa looking for growth capital.	Hedwig Siewertsen	500K+
	Elea wants to achieve sustainable, positive and tangible impact to the direct benefit of people challenged by the globalization process.	Stefan Kappeler	500K+
	Elticap is a specialist VC/PE firm that seeks to unlock business value by working extensively with company management on a daily or weekly basis.	Barry Levett	5K – 15K
	eVentures Africa Fund (eVA Fund) is the first venture capital firm investing in African SME’s active in digital media.	Vincent Kouwenhoven & Brian Hirman	150K – 500K
	Fanisi Capital is a US50M fund which makes direct investments (private equity and venture capital) in businesses with potential for substantial growth.	Ammar Jiwaji	500K+
	GroFin is focused on supporting the success of small-to-medium-sized business owners with more than finance.	Amy Heydenrych	150K – 500K+
	Growth Africaidentifies business opportunities in Africa and brings people and organisations together who can effectively seize and grow these opportunities.	Johnni Kjelsgaard	15K – 50K
	Horizen Ventures Africa is an early stage fund focused on ICT and disruptive low- tech solutions.	Philip Kiracofe	150K – 500K
	Incluvest is an impact investment company that contributes to the sustainable improvement of living conditions in developing countries.	John Lindhout	50K – 150K
	Innovation 4 Africa i.4.A. is an investment company focused on identifying strategic market opportunities in technology.	Lino Carcoforo	15K – 50K
	Investment Management an investment advisory and management company based in Nairobi Kenya offering debt and equity structuring for companies and manages portfolios for high networth individuals.	Svein Mork Dahl	500K+
	J2Partners Business development with a focus on private sector growth firms in Africa.	Joel Patenaude	15K – 50K
	Jacana Partners is a pan-African private equity company that invests in entrepreneurs, builds successful small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs).	Simon Merchant	500K+
	Kitendo Capital is an Angel Impact Investment fund focusing on developing countries in Asia and Africa.	Dariu Trueb	150K – 500K
	Kukua Fund has been established by RLabs and Bertha Foundation to discover and invest in Africa’s high potential internet and mobile start-ups driving social change.	Marlon Parker	15K – 50K
	Mara Launch Uganda Fund is a Venture Capital fund that provides financing for start-up businesses or already existing business with high risk but high growth prospects.	Nigel Ball	5K – 15K
	Matamba Anonaka Technology Holdings (MATHs), is the first technology focused Venture Capital Company in Zimbabwe.	Geoff Goss	15K – 50K
	The MEST Incubator was founded to support the overall mission of MEST by providing seed funding, guidance and support for graduates of our training program.	Michael Syzmanski	50K – 150K
	Praxis is a U.S. based investment and consultancy firm with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa.	Viola Llewellyn	150K – 500K+
	Premanco Venturesis a California based family office. Premanco Ventures identifies, invests and advises innovative technology.	Mark Pretorious	15K – 50K
	Probaton new media concepts & consultancy	Johan Schaap	5K – 15K
	Sanaga Venturesactively invests in and supports new and emerging ventures across the African continent.	Ben White & Bill Zimmerman	5K – 20K
	Sand Hill Angels is a group of successful Silicon Valley executives and accredited investors that are passionate about entrepreneurialism and the commercialization of disruptive new technologies.	Ravi Agarwal	15K – 50K
	Social Venture Capital (SOVEC) is an investment fund set up by Dutch entrepreneurs to invest in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)	Paul van Aalst & Sander van Oyen	150K-500K
	The TBL Mirror Fund provides Venture Capital for East African Small and Medium Sized Enterprises.	Sarah W. Ngamau	500K+
	TLcom Capital is a London-based venture capital firm investing in Telecom, Media and Technology.  TLcom TIDE, a new fund, focuses on tech and innovation in Sub Saharan Africa.	Ido Sum	500K+
	Toronto Enterprise Fund seeks to be a leader in supporting the development and sustainability of social purpose enterprises.	Jerome Kisting	50K – 150K
	TVC Labs maintains its own seed capital fund for investment in incubated companies.	H. Tomi Davies	15K – 50K
	Verod Capital is a principal investment and financial advisory boutique focused on Nigeria and the rest of West Africa.	Ibukun Sorinola	500K+

*This is a selection from the investors currently registered as part of the VC4Africa investor network.

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